1 Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.
2 Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy.
3 Laboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.
4 VCU Health Pauley Heart Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA.
5 Clinica Medica Institute, European Center of Excellence on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Dyslipidemia, G. d'Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti 66100, Italy.